Solutions must be based on compromises.

There is an ongoing debate about the reform of the U.N. system.

The United States is our most important ally. They helped us many times. Without the United States, the unification or German democratisation after the Nazi period would have been much more complicated, or almost impossible.

We will not send troops. Germany is not committed to Iraq - we will not commit ourselves with troops.

We have every interest in seeing that the military use of nuclear power will be contained.

India has been contributing very much to the reconstruction of Afghanistan; we are strongly engaged there.

We are ready to train new Iraqi forces outside Iraq. We did it in Abu Dhabi.

We were in opposition to the decision to go to war. But after the war happened, it was clear that you could not sit and look-there would be a breeding ground for terrorism or a new collapsed or failed state named Iraq!

What will we do in a globalised world? All human beings are equal, so they have the same right to have the same lifestyle-the same social security, jobs, education.

We had to move forward after the war and see the realities.

The participation in European elections was always not very exciting. People are very interested in European issues, but they don't see the person who is representing Europe.

You must see the persons who are in charge - persons you can punish or vote for.

Everybody is talking today about the economy.

There are differences in the world community. But we have a common interest in a strong multilateral system.

A transitional government is the beginning of a transfer of sovereignty. It's a question of Iraqi security and moving forward with the political process.

I don't believe, in the 21st century, in the balance of power system. This is a European idea of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Solutions must be based on compromises.

The situation in Iraq is dangerous but the regional situation is also very complicated and precarious.

We shouldn't discuss the world of tomorrow in terms of becoming a balance to the United States. The real issue is whether the United States will define herself as part of the U.N. system-or not.

We have an interest in excellent relations because we are neighbours as Europeans with Russia. We are allies with the United States in the NATO framework.

Connecting with Canadians isn't about what you say, it's about what you're listening to. It's about what you understand.

Cuba never had advisors in Vietnam. The military there knew very well how to conduct their war.

Missing out an apostrophe or two does not make you an idiot. But equating party allegiance with nationhood certainly makes you a thug. And thugs don't often notice that they're thugs, usually because they're also idiots.

An auditory scenario for the players to act out with their instruments.

The Indian diaspora is not a capital-accumulating diaspora. The Indian diaspora is doctors, lawyers, professors. Or newspaper sellers. They are basically trade- or profession-oriented, and so they're not major investors in their home country.

The Irish people are clearly standing up and saying of course the lives of women in Ireland matter. It's a great victory for equality for freedom for dignity for human rights, -- and not only for women.

When you have mass surveillance, it's impossible to meet the intent of the First Amendment because reporters can't talk to sources because sources are afraid to talk.

I do not want a personal relationship with my fans. Or to do anything that encourages them to think they have one with me. They can have a personal relationship with my songs. That's fine, but they don't know me.

In every moment, you are the only one who gets to choose your attitude. Choose wisely.

In avoiding one vice fools rush into the opposite extreme.

Whoever's designing for plus-size doesn't get it. The entire garment needs to be reconceived. You can't just take a size 8 and make it larger.

I have declined projects made under big banners because I didn't have much to do in them.

I write science fiction for people who don't read a great deal of science fiction.

Don't count on Congress. Laws come into being because people on the ground demand it.

Usually, people in the Islamic world set aside one-third or one-fourth of their wealth for endowment, and that will be effective only after their death. But in my case, I decided to implement this decision in my lifetime itself.

Their rage supplies them with weapons.

You know, I'm trying to sometimes sit down and write some stories about my childhood and maybe one when I'm an old lady put them out like a book.

The very nature of science is discoveries, and the best of those discoveries are the ones you don't expect.

My problem is that I like technology, but I always have to ask myself, 'Now wait a minute, will I actually have any use for this?'

The biggest thing I want to see is that people have the drive to succeed. If they can 'take it or leave it,' I don't do business with them. I enjoy mentoring. I like people who want to learn.

I have two much-beloved stovetop espresso pots at home, plus a couple French presses I couldn't resist buying because they were so pretty. If I had to imbibe at Starbucks, I'd want a mocha with an extra shot.

I haven't read enough of the Bible. You know, I'm saving the Bible for if I ever get imprisoned, and the only reading material was the Bible.

Being closer to the genesis of this whole period, it captured the importance of the concept of making contact and accurately depicted the paranoia of the time. It's an excellent film.

If a company is not doing well, it doesn't necessarily mean that it is not a good company.